Updated March 2, 2020 Hookup Baits Recommendations These are most popular in size and color but definitely not the only ones that work for each species. Recommended Baits Recommended Baits Species Species to Purchase to Purchase 3/8 oz. & 1 oz. Bullet or Big 5/8 oz., 1 oz. Bullet Red Crab, Game in Shad White, Sardine Barracuda Shad White, or Mint Jack Cravalle Green, or Mint 5/8 oz., 1 oz. Bullet or Big Game Bass-Calico 5/8 oz. & 1 oz. Chovy, Sardine in Chovy, Shad White, or Orange Green or Red Crab King Salmon Gold 1/16 oz. & 1/8 oz. Brown Gold or 3/8 oz., 1 oz. Bullet Bass-Small Mouth Sardine Green Lady Fish Shad White or Pink Silver 1.5 oz, 4 oz & 6 oz. Shad White, 1/16 oz. & 1/8 oz. Shad White, Brown Gold, Red Crab or Bass-Large Mouth Chovy, or Sardine Green Lingcod Orange Gold 1,5 Sardine Green & 1 oz. Glow Bass-Sand Green or Red Crab Mackerel 1/4 oz. Chovy or Shad White 1/4 oz. & 3/8 oz. Glow Green, 5/8 oz. & 1 oz. Bullet Chovy or Bass-Spotted Bay Chovy, Mint or Sardine Green Pampono Shad White 1 oz. & 3/8 oz. Shad White, 5/8 oz., 1 oz. Bullet or Big Game Bass-Striped Sardine Green or Chovy Pargo Sardine Green or Glow Green 3 oz. & 4 oz Shad White, Chovy 3/8 oz. Brown Gold or Orange Black Seabass or Sardine Green Permit Gold 1/32 oz. Sardine Green or Brown 1/8 oz. & 3/8 oz. Sardine Green Blue Gill Gold Pike or Glow Green 1/4 oz., 3/8 oz. & 1 oz. Bullet or Bonefish 1/8 oz. Brown Gold or Orange Big Game in Glow Green or Gold Redfish Orange Gold 5/8 oz., 1 oz. Bullet 1 oz. & 1.5 oz.Big Game or Bonita Chovy or Shad White Rooster Fish Bullet Chovy or Pink 1.5 oz. Double Rig Red Crab or 1/32 oz. Black Gold or Brown Mint with Bullet, Big Game, 4 & 6 Carp Gold Rockcod oz. 1/16 oz. Shad White or Yellow 1/32 oz. Black Gold or Brown Catfish White Sacramento PerchGold 1/4 oz. & 3/8 oz. Chovy or 5/8 oz. & 1 oz. Glow Green or Corvina Sardine Green Sculpin Shad White 1/32 oz. & 1/16 oz. Shad White 1 oz. Shad White or Sardine Crappie or Sardine Green Shark-Blacktip Green 5/8 oz., 1 oz. Bullet 1 oz. & 1.5 oz. Red Crab or Dorado/Dolphin Chovy, Pink Silver, or Mint Shark-Soupfin Orange Gold 1/4 oz. Shad White or Glow 1 oz. Shad White or Sardine Flounder Green Shark-Spinner Green 1/8 oz. & 1/4 oz. Sardine Green 5/8 oz., 1 oz. Bullet Red Crab or Gar or Shad White Sheepshead Chovy Recommended Baits Recommended Baits Species Species to Purchase to Purchase U.S. Utility Patent No. 10,219,496 U.S. DesignDon't PatentBlink On No. The D822,147 Sink www.hookupbaits.com D851,724 Updated March 2, 2020 5/8 oz. & 1.5 oz. Black Gold, Halibut Glow Green, or Shad White Trout-Cutthroat 1/16 oz. Chovy or Black Gold 5/8 oz., 1 oz. Bullet Shad White 1/32 oz. Brown Gold or Yellow Sierra or Chovy Trout-Lighting White 5/8 oz. & 1 oz. Red Crab or Shad 1/32 oz. Black Gold or Pink Snapper White Trout-Rainbow Silver 3/8 oz. Shad White or Sardine 1 oz. & 1.5 oz. Bullet Chovy, Snook Green Tuna Sardine Green, Purple 3/8 oz. & 1 oz. Big Game Shad 1 oz. & 1.5 oz Bullet Chovy, Red Tarpoon White or Brown Gold Yellowtail Crab, Mint, Purple Yellow Eye 6 oz. & 4 oz. Orange Gold or Trout-Brook 1/32 oz. Chovy or Black Gold Rockfish Brown Gold 1/16 oz. Brown Gold or Black 5/8 oz. Shad White, Sardine Trout-Brown Gold Whitefish Green or Chovy WSB Special, 3 oz. Mint, 1 oz. & 1.5 oz. Big Game Red Crab, 6 oz. & 4 oz. Shad White, Glow White Sea Bass Sardine, or Mint Pacific Halibut Green or Sardine Green Replacement Bodies Available in Medium, Large, Big Game and XL Custom (3 & 4 oz.) in selected colors. Hookup Baits recommended equipment while fishing the baits: Trout Fishing Recommended Knot: FG Knot 7.6" 2-8 lbs rated rod Please see our instructional videos on how to tie the 1000 size spinning reel (Shimano) the FG Knot, gear, and techniques for fishing and 4 lbs nanofil braided fishing line and Hookup Baits products 4 lbs fluorocarbon leader Mermaids Milk Garlic Scent Bay Fishing 8' 8-17 lbs rated rod 3000 size spinning reel (Shimano) Power Pro Superslick 8-20 lb braided line 8-20 lbs fluorocarbon leader Mermaids Milk Fin Bait & Crustacean Scent Inshore Fishing 8' 17-30 lbs rated rod 5000 or 6000 size spinning reel (Shimano) 30-50 lbs braided fishing line (Power Pro Superslick) 25 lbs fluorocarbon leader Mermaids Milk Fin Bait & Crustacean Scent Big Inshore, Offshore and Rock Fishing 8' 25-50 lbs rated rod 8000 size spinning reel (Shimano) 50 or 65 lbs braided fishing line (Power Pro Superslick) 40 lbs fluorocarbon leader Mermaids Milk Fin Bait & Crustacean Scent U.S. Utility Patent No. 10,219,496 U.S. DesignDon't PatentBlink On No. The D822,147 Sink www.hookupbaits.com D851,724.